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Fierce sun means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)A Fierce Sun is associated with the Summer season, which follows specific guidelines of ancient Indian Painting (citra), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—The Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa gives some instructions to make the picture of every season beautiful and natural. In the Ṛtusaṃhāra, giving the description of the summer season, Kālidāsa says that the summer season is the hot season when the sun becomes fierce and the moon becomes peaceful. Due to the hot weather, the animal of the forest become exhausted and that is why even the peacocks do not kill the serpents. The wild pigs hide themselves in ponds wherein the mud dries up. [...] Thus, every season has its own peculiarities and charms, such as a fierce sun in the summer. The seasons always encourage the painters to grab different ideas from the nature.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 5.49.3 < [Sukta 49]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 23 - The bull incarnation of Śiva (Vṛṣabha) < [Section 3 - Śatarudra-saṃhitā]
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CCXXXIII - Naimittika Pralaya, etc. < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 16 - Eulogy of Śiva by Brahmā < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter C < [Book XII - Śaśāṅkavatī]
The Way of the White Clouds (by Anāgarika Lāma Govinda)
Chapter 10 - On the Way of the White Clouds < [Part 1 - Three Visions]
Chapter 14 - The Nature Of The Highlands < [Part 2 - Pilgrim Life]
Chapter 55 - Epilogue < [Part 4 - Return to Western Tibet]